Porth Joke Camping – 17.06.17

I love camping! Well I thought I did! Until this weekend, when I realised I didn’t love camping as much as I thought I did!

I probably haven’t actually been camping for years, the last time was probably when I was a teenager. Our friends Carly and Paul were going camping for the night and so last minute Nathan and I brought a tent and air bed and joined them.

We went to Porth Joke (also known as Polly Joke) which is located between Crantock and Holywell Bay and is only 5 miles from Newquay. It’s a small coved beach which isn’t overly populated with tourists. There is a sandy track that leads you there from a small car park but luckily we were camping at Porth Joke Camping which meant we were camped in a field situated closest to the beach (about a 10 min walk max).

After pitching our new tent we all enjoyed a BBQ, couple of ciders and toasted marshmallows. It was a proper chilled night and a brilliant place to camp – back to basics but bliss. Good friends, good food and good vibes!

The only reason I say I don’t love camping as much as I thought I did was because of the sleepless night I had. After a scorching day the night was so cold and I couldn’t sleep for shivering (Nathan’s snoring didn’t help either!) Nathan and I really need to invest in some new and thicker sleeping bags for next time! After finally falling asleep I soon woke and thought momentarily that I was in an oven! The sun had come out and it was bloody scorching – cue an early morning and not much sleep at all!

Porth Joke Camping was £9 per adult per night and whilst amenities were basic it was clean, friendly and comes highly recommend.

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Years ago, we camped in Canada in the spring, which is another way of saying we froze, even though we hauled all our clothes into our sleeping bags with us (and they were warm bags). It turns out we were padding the wrong side–what we needed were mats to keep us off the ground, not more protection on the sides and top. The chilly air wasn’t making us as cold as that winter-cold ground.